HP OpenVMS Systems

Read Before Installing or Using HP C++ Version 7.3 for
OpenVMS Alpha Systems

Dear Customer,

Whether you are a new or a continuing HP C++ customer, please take
time to read the following information about your product.

The HP C++ Class Library Reference Manual is no longer included in the
printed documentation kit. Instead, this manual, along with other HP
C++ documents, is supplied with your software kit in PostScript (.PS),
ASCII (.TXT), and HTML forms. After installation, the documents will be
located in the directory SYS$HELP:[CXX$HELP] on your system.

The Online Documentation Library CD-ROM (Documentation CD-ROM)
The Documentation CD-ROM contains documentation files in online
formats for the OpenVMS Alpha layered products on one or more CD-ROMs.

The Software Product Library CD-ROM User's GuideThis guide describes how to mount and control
access to the Software Product Library CD-ROM, use the CDMENU utility,
access the contents of the CD-ROM, and install layered products from
the CD-ROM.

The Software Product Library Master IndexThis lists
the directory locations of products on the Software Product Library
CD-ROM. It also lists products that have been removed since the
previous release.

The release notes for HP C++ Version 7.3 contain
installation-related instructions and a summary of technical changes,
known problems, restrictions, and incompatibilities. The release notes
are contained in the following directory on the Media
CD-ROM:

[CXX073.DOCUMENTATION]

After installing HP C++, the release notes for the compiler are
located in:

SYS$HELP:CXX.RELEASE_NOTES
SYS$HELP:CXX_RELEASE_NOTES.PS

You can locate the release notes after installing HP C by entering the
following DCL command:

The HP C++ documents are provided as HTML files on the Online
Documentation Library CD-ROM. To read them, use the Bookshelf
Navigation Utility (BNU) provided on the Online Documentation Library
CD-ROM. For information on how to use the BNU, refer to the Online
Documentation Library CD-ROM User's Guide, provided on disc 1 in
the following location:

[README]ODL_USER_GUIDE{.PS,.TXT}

Ordering Hardcopy Documentation

To order the most recent hardcopy HP C++ documentation kit (Version
7.1), request part number QA-0HQAA-GZ.7.1.

The hardcopy HP C++ Version 7.1 documentation kit includes a printed
copy of the following manual:

The Software Product Description (SPD) provides an overview of the
HP C++ kit and its features, and describes the technical
environment in which the product is supported. The SPD is provided on
line on the Media CD-ROM.

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possession, use or copying. Consistent with FAR 12.211 and 12.212,
Commercial Computer Software, Computer Software Documentation, and
Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U.S. Government
under vendor's standard commercial license.

The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the
express warranty statements accompanying such products and services.
Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional
warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or
omissions contained herein.